Principal Accountant job at Dairy Development Authority (DDA)

Vacancy title:
Principal Accountant

[ Type: FULL TIME , Industry: Public Administration, and Government , Category: Accounting & Finance ]

Jobs at:

Dairy Development Authority (DDA)

Deadline of this Job:
29 April 2022  

Duty Station:
Within Uganda , Kampala , East Africa

Summary
Date Posted: Monday, April 04, 2022 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed

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JOB DETAILS:
Reporting to Finance & Administration Manager and the successful candidate duty station shall be DDA head office and shall be required to perform the following duties;
• Prepare monthly management accounts and other periodic accounts required,
• Supervise all aspects of the organizational accounting, treasury, payables and credit functions
• Oversee the development of financial accounting systems required to ensure so that financial management and accounting systems are maintained.
• Participate in planning and budgeting processes to ensure that clear guidelines are available to the budget holders.
• Review monthly report data by the finance team and ensure that accounts are accurately charged and coded to respective cost centers.
• Prepare monthly, quarterly and annual financial reports to management and for audit purposes.
• Oversees the work of finance team by ensuring that all financial transactions are processed in timely manner, ensure that expenses are adequately budgeted and accurately coded.
• Prepare quarterly, half-yearly and end of year trial balances.
• Prepare monthly reconciliation statements.
• Prepare commitment requisitions as transactions occur and instant updating of the vote book among others.
• Any other duties that may be assigned from time to time by the supervisor

Required Qualifications and experience
• Honor’s Degree in Commerce (Accounting) or; Honor’s in Science Accounting & Finance or; Honor’s degree of Business Administration (Accounting) from a recognized University.
• Master’s in Business Administration (Accounting) is must.
• Must be a member of the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Uganda (ICPAU).
• At least 6 - years of working experience of which three (3) years at senior level in a reputable Organization.

Work Hours: 8


Experience in Months: 72

Level of Education:
Bachelor Degree

Job application procedure
Interested applicants who meet the specified job requirements should submit hand written applications, up to date curriculum vitae and photocopies of certified academic credentials and three referees not later than 29th April 2022 at 5:00pm to the address below.
Executive Director
Dairy Development Authority (DDA)
Plot 1, Kafu Rd. Kampala
P.O. Box 34006, Kampala
Tel: 0414-343883 / 0414-343901/2

Email: info@dda.go.ug
For detailed Job Descriptions for the jobs, please visit our website on: www.dda.go.ug


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Job Info
Job Category: Accounting/ Finance jobs in Uganda
Job Type: Full-time
Deadline of this Job: 29 April 2022
Duty Station: Uganda
Posted: 04-04-2022
No of Jobs: 1
Start Publishing: 04-04-2022
Stop Publishing (Put date of 2030): 04-04-2065
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